Family:
Caryophyllaceae Juss.
Genus:
Drymaria Willd. ex Schult.

Drymaria villosa Schltdl. & Cham.

This species is accepted, and its native range is Mexico to Venezuela and W. Bolivia. It is used as animal food and a medicine and for food.

[UPFC]
Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 1950–2600 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Risaralda, Tolima.
Habit
Herb.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, native grassland, artificial - terrestrial.

[CPLC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 1950 - 2600 m.; Andes, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba
Conservation
No Evaluada

[UPFC]
Use Animal Food
Used as animal food.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Assam, Cameroon, Cuba, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Nepal, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tibet

Drymaria villosa Schltdl. & Cham. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1999 Zapfack, L. [1232], Cameroon K000337542 No
Jan 1, 1993 Cheek, M. [3716], Cameroon K000381342 No
Nov 1, 1965 Brunt, M.A. [496], Cameroon K000106372 No
Nov 1, 1965 Ujor, E.U. [FHI 30100], Cameroon K000106371 No
Nov 1, 1965 Hepper, F.N. [1991], Cameroon K000106370 No
Jan 1, 1965 Motuba, I. M. [686], Cameroon K000106374 No
Jan 1, 1965 Morton, J.K. [925], Cameroon K000106373 No
Chuml, H. [96 b], Cameroon K000106375 No

First published in Linnaea 5: 232 (1830)

Accepted by

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  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
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  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
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Literature

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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Kew Backbone Distributions

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  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
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